Formation of Amorphous AgI Aggregates Dominating Fast Ion Conductivity in AgI-based Glasses

Precise calorimetry was performed for (AgI)_x(AgPO₃)_1–x and (AgI)_x(Ag₂PO_3.5)_1–x glasses with very high AgI compositions (x0.75). The glasses showed -glass transitions due to the freezing-in of the rearrangement of conductive Ag⁺ ions. Magnitude of the associated heat-capacity jump increased with increasing the AgI composition in the respective glass systems, and was larger in the former system than in the latter when compared at the same AgI composition. All the results were well explained by the amorphous AgI aggregate model for the AgI-based fast ion conducting glasses, indicating the appropriateness of the model for the structure of the glasses with high AgI compositions. The formation of the hypothetical bulk amorphous AgI was also indicated in the glasses at the highest limit of AgI composition.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Permeability control in electro‐sensitive microcapsules with immobilized ferroelectric liquid crystalline segments

Nylon‐polystyrene microcapsules with immobilized ferroelectric liquid crystalline segments were prepared, and permeability control of an encapsulated core material was investigated under an external electric field. A ferroelectric liquid crystal monomer possessing both mesogenicity and chirality responded effectively to the external electrical field. Permeation of the material (oxprenolol) contained in the inner aqueous core of the microcapsules was enhanced under a weak electric field (2 V). Furthermore, the permeability of oxprenolol did not depend on the external electric field in the absence of the ferroelectric liquid crystal segments. To clarify the controlled‐release mechanism of the core material, the light transmittance of the polymer membranes was quantitatively evaluated under an external electric field using a handmade polarized light transmittance apparatus. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 1749–1757, 2008     

New synthetic reaction by electrolysis. III. α-acetoxylation of sulfide

Sulfides are directly converted effectively to the corresponding α-acetoxy sulfides by electrolysis in acetic acid.     

PREPARATION OF POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS USING PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION

2-Hydroxycthyl methacrylate (HEMA) and styrene copolymers are prepared by photopolymerization. The electro-optical behavior and microstructure of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal films are investigated by using He-Ne laser andscanning electron microscopy, respectively. With increasing E7 content in the copolymer, droplet size increased, thresholdvoltage decreased,     

Metal‐imprinted microsphere prepared by surface template polymerization and its application to chromatography

A metal ion‐imprinted microsphere was prepared by surface molecular template polymerization. Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM), zinc ions, 1,12‐dodecanediol‐O, O′‐diphenyl phosphonic acid (DDDPA) were used as a crosslinking agent, an imprint molecule, and a functional host molecule. The Zn(II)‐imprinted microspheres, which are spherically well‐defined particles, were prepared by using water‐in‐oil‐in‐water (W/O/W) multiple emulsions. The combination of TRIM and DDDPA serves to align the recognition sites resulting in better template sites produced on the polymer surface. We firstly conducted diagnostic zinc‐ and copper‐ion adsorption tests with the Zn(II)‐imprinted and unimprinted microspheres in order to make an assessment on the effectiveness of the molecular imprinting technique. Further, the metal‐imprinted microspheres were applied to the column operation. The separation and recovery of metals were carried out by an adsorption column packed with the Zn(II)‐imprinted microspheres. This performance was compared to that of commercial chelating resins that possess similar phosphoric functional groups. The Zn(II)‐imprinted polymer shows an extremely high selectivity to the imprinted zinc ions compared to that of the commercial chelating resin. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 689–696, 2000     

Preparation and pore-size control of hydrophilic monodispersed polymer microspheres for size-exclusive separation of biomolecules by the SPG membrane emulsification technique

This paper describes an experiment directed toward the preparation of monodispersed porous polymer microspheres with a diameter of ca. 50 m, which is applicable to the chromatographic separation of biomolecules such as proteins and peptides by size exclusion. Fairly monodispersed polymer microspheres were successfully prepared by suspension copolymerization of polyethylene glycol monomethacrylate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as monomer and cross-linker, respectively. Monodispersed O/W emulsion was prepared by the SPG membrane emulsification technique, and was used in the subsequent droplet-swelling process in which monodispersed seed droplets were swollen by adsorbing the secondary emulsion droplets. The effects of the organic diluent in suspension polymerization and comonomer on the porous structure of the polymer microspheres were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and mercury-intrusion porosimetry, and the separation performances of polystyrene, polyethylene glycol, and various biomolecules by size-exclusion chromatography. As a result, it was evident that benzene, 1-butanol, and butyl acetate worked as nonsolvents for the polymer prepared in this study, and that polymer microspheres prepared with these solvents had larger pores. Size-exclusion chromatography revealed that the exclusive limiting molecular weight was 1.9×10⁵ when polystyrene was used as a standard polymer, and 3.5×10⁴ when polyethylene glycol was used as a standard polymer. Furthermore, we confirmed that the monodispersed polymer microspheres with defined pores clearly separated the six representative kinds of biomolecules with molecular weights ranging from 75 to 6.4×10⁵.